Amazon gives me advice how to review

[reviews_and_ramblings]

I sent an enquiry to Amazon wondering why some reviews were not posted. I was replied that there were some forbidden words (as usual, hand job, blow job), and that I was welcomed to post them again without them. But they also give me an advice more... directly from their words:

"Also, please make sure you are providing your opinion on whether the items you are review are good or bad and the reasons why. It appears that the majority of your reviews are just the descriptions of the plots of the books."

Strange, I was very well certain to do exactly the opposite. If I retell part of the story, it's only to point out some side of the characters... but well, they probably know more than me, don't they?

A very pissed off Elisa, who is really wondered why she bothers to post reviews on Amazon (I know why, I do that to promote the books, Amazon is till the main online booksellers, but still...)

Comments

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

> I do think that sometimes you don't give out your opinion, but I have always assumed that the book was really not that impressive when your opinion is not clear

No you are right ;-)

> when I thought "damn, does Elisa hate anything?"

there is, but what I really hate probably you don't see on this journal ;-)

> I remember the book Lone by Rowan McBride. You said that it made you cry, where as I didn't like the book so much

See? That it what I'm saying, I love that book, that one would have been a 5 for me. And you could say reading my post I believe. But for you it was not. And I hope you were not disappointed by my post, I didn't tricking you into buying it, didn't I?

Elisa

[yachay.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was really obvious that you really loved that book. You don't even have to say it directly, anyone who would take time to read your review should feel how much you liked it. You didn't trick me into buying it, I try to get as many werewolf-books as possible, even if I know that I won't like it. Like I said, reading your review helped me when I got around reading Lone. I hate surprises, especially unpleasant ones, so with books like this it's easier when I know what to wait. Keeps my head clear, so I won't freak out when something I hate in my books shows up. :)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Good, one of my fears is to "force" someone to buy a book they then hate. Elisa